Blaze rips through revamped footy club

Irreplaceable premiership cups and flags have been destroyed in a suspicious overnight fire at the Caloundra Panthers AFL Club on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

The club's football manager, Steve Broadstock, says the building was extensively damaged in the blaze, with the building only having just been refurbished.

Mr Broadstock says it spoils a year when the club paid off debts and won a senior premiership.

"Obviously we'll have to go back to fridges and eskies etc, but until we get the exact damage price of cold rooms etc, most sporting clubs would know they're certainly probably the dearest part of a club," he said.

"Coming into our 40th year next year we've got a lot of things planned and we're just going to put everything on hold at the moment obviously until we can get back in there.

"I'm not sure how long it'll take to fix up but there's a terrible amount of damage."